The New Series Adventures are a series of novels relating to the long-running BBC science fiction television series, Doctor Who . The 'NSAs', as they are often referred to, are published by BBC Books, and are regularly published twice a year. Beginning with the Tenth Doctor, a series of 'Quick Reads' have also been available, published once a year. With exception to the Quick Reads, all of the NSAs have been published in hardcover to begin with, and have been reprinted in paperback for boxed collections that are exclusive to The Book People and Tesco. Some of the reprints amend pictures of the companion of the novel from the cover. Some of the hardback editions have also been reprinted to amend pictures of Rose.
With the revival of the television series, BBC Books retired its paperback Eighth Doctor Adventures and Past Doctor Adventures fiction lines in 2005 in favour of a new range of hardback books featuring the Ninth Doctor and Rose. These have a reduced word count compared to the EDA and PDA lines, with an average page count of about 250. (Initially, the EDA and PDA lines overlapped with the New Series Adventures; the final EDA, The Gallifrey Chronicles , was published in June 2005, followed by the final PDA, Atom Bomb Blues , a Seventh Doctor adventure, being published in December 2005.)
The 2005 series episode "Boom Town" makes a reference to the Doctor and Rose's trip to the Justicia system. This took place in The Monsters Inside , making it the first spin-off novel to ever be explicitly referred to in the television series. All the Ninth Doctor novels except Only Human contain "Bad Wolf" references [a] in common with the 2005 television series. Winner Takes All also features the recurring characters Mickey Smith and Jackie Tyler; Jackie also makes a cameo appearance in Only Human.
Unlike many of the BBC's earlier spin-off novels, no definite timeframe exists as to when each of the books take place, though the first three probably take place between "World War Three" and "The Empty Child". Of the latter three (which feature Captain Jack), Only Human and The Deviant Strain take place between "The Doctor Dances" and "Boom Town", while The Stealers of Dreams takes place after "Boom Town" as the events of that episode are referenced, although on-screen dialogue in the episode "Bad Wolf" makes it a challenge to place this novel into the show's continuity. However, it is possible that after "Boom Town", the Doctor, Rose and Jack went somewhere else before returning the egg to Raxacoricofallapatorius.
The first books in the series were popular in the UK. In Canada, the books were not carried by the same distributor as the BBC Books paperbacks, and were initially available only through comic book shops and online retailers when Diamond Comic Distributors took up the contract.
During 2005, the New Series Adventures featuring the Ninth Doctor were published concurrently with the paperback Eighth Doctor and Past Doctor Adventures series. However, following the publication of the Past Doctor Adventure Atom Bomb Blues (featuring the Seventh Doctor) in November 2005, no new paperback releases were announced, with BBC Books choosing to focus on the New Series Adventures exclusively as the books moved on to featuring the Tenth Doctor.
With the departure of Christopher Eccleston from the role of the Doctor, BBC Books subsequently announced the publication of three novels featuring the Tenth Doctor and Rose, released on 13 April 2006. These books follow the same style and format as those featuring the Ninth Doctor, with a continuation of the spine numbering. Range consultant and commissioning editor Justin Richards told Doctor Who Magazine that there would be no Ninth Doctor novels in 2006, and the decision as to whether to continue to publish stories with the Ninth Doctor as a separate range has not yet been taken.
Abridged audiobooks were released of all of the Tenth Doctor titles (except the Quick Read series). The first three are narrated by David Tennant (who plays the Tenth Doctor), and were released on 3 July 2006. The Nightmare of Black Island (read by Anthony Head), The Art of Destruction (read by Don Warrington), and The Price of Paradise (read by Shaun Dingwall), were released in November 2006.
Four books in the series were released exclusively as paperback novellas under the Quick Reads scheme to inspire literacy among children. One of these novellas, Made of Steel, featured new companion Martha Jones before the character made her television debut ("Smith and Jones"). It was also the first New Series Adventure to be written by Terrance Dicks, a long-time veteran of Doctor Who and former writer for the original series, making him the only writer who has written novels for every line of Doctor Who fiction with the exception of the Telos novellas. Despite the character of Martha Jones having left the television series at the end of the 2007 season (although she subsequently appeared in several episodes of the 2008 season), the novels released in early 2008 continued to feature her as a companion, rather than the Doctor's new companion, Donna Noble.
Donna featured in all three of the novels released in late 2008. The Boxing Day 2008 release saw the series cover new ground with one book featuring Donna Noble, one book covering Martha Jones' adventures between the episodes "The Sound of Drums" (2007) and "Last of the Time Lords" (2007), and one book featuring the Doctor travelling without a companion following the events of "Journey's End" (2008). The 2009 releases (including 6 books in the main series, 1 novella and The Darksmith Legacy) all follow the mould of the Doctor travelling without a regular companion. These books also feature aliens from the New Series. Whilst this is not the first time this has happened (The Monsters Inside), it is the first time they are on the cover, or referenced in the title.
In 2020 BBC Books released two new novels featuring the Tenth Doctor to tie in with the Time Lord Victorious multi-platform storyline. The Eighth and Ninth Doctors also appeared in both books.
The series of Eleventh Doctor novels began in April 2010, with a new cover design, amending the Gallifreyan numbering system on the spine. The titles quickly reached sales numbers of the previous Tenth Doctor novels, and a further batches of three books have been released on a regular basis since July 2010.
In October 2009 Michael Moorcock confirmed that he would be writing a one-off, supersize novel, combining prose with hand-drawn sketches, images and exclusive artwork. The title was confirmed as The Coming of the Terraphiles , and it was released in November 2010. It did not form part of the usual range of novels, and featured characters from Michael Moorcock's Second Ether books. Two further books followed in the hardback range, The Silent Stars Go By , released in September 2011, and Dark Horizons, the only novel released that year, in July 2012.
In April 2011 BBC Books launched a new range of "chapter books" that offer readers aged 8–12 two stories in one publication (or "2in1", which appears on the books' covers). The first two releases had flippable covers and a divided spine design. In late August 2011 the second batch of releases was published with a surtitle applied to the two stories and a shared cover with a more traditional blurb for each of the two stories on the back of the books. The next batch of 2in1 stories was released in February 2012.
In June 2011, BBC books published "Touched by an Angel", with the plot involving a man named Mark, who is grieving the death of his wife Rebecca Whitaker who died in a car crash; when he is sent back in time by a Weeping Angel, he attempts to stop her dying, and the Doctor, Amy and Rory track him down and try to stop him before he creates a paradox. The story was also released as an audiobook on 6 CDs read by Clare Corbett.
And in April 2013, BBC Books published "The Dalek Generation", [1] with the plot involving Daleks manipulating a planet posing as benefactors and helpers while plotting to use an alien device for their own ends. An unabridged audiobook version was also released on 6 June 2013.
In May 2014, it was revealed that New Series Adventures would release books starring the Twelfth Doctor and Clara Oswald, which were released in September 2014. The titles of the released books are Silhouette, The Crawling Terror, and The Blood Cell . [2] The next wave was released in September 2015, with each book under the name of the Glamour Chronicles. The stories featured were Deep Time, Royal Blood and Big Bang Generation; first two of these feature the Twelfth Doctor and Clara, and the latter marking first New Series Adventure appearance of Bernice Summerfield, alongside the Twelfth Doctor. [3] [4]
A new wave was released in April 2017 with the arrival of Bill Potts and Nardole making a presence to prose. The stories featuring are Diamond Dogs, The Shining Man and Plague City. [5]
In July 2017, it was revealed that Penguin Random House would publish books featuring the Thirteenth Doctor. [6]
The Good Doctor was released on 25 October 2018. [7] Molten Heart was released on 8 November 2018. [8] Combat Magicks was released on 22 November 2018. [9]
In 2018, it was announced that author David Solomons would write two novels featuring the 13th Doctor to be published by BBC Children's Books with the first book, The Secret in Vault 13, set to be released on 1 November 2018. The second, The Maze of Doom, was published on 30 April 2020.
In 2020, actress Sophie Aldred released a brand-new novel featuring the Thirteenth Doctor and Ace called At Childhood's End.
In April 2024, it was announced that novels featuring the Fifteenth Doctor with Ruby Red and Caged due to be released in June 2024, and Eden Rebellion in November 2024.
Starting with The Stone Rose, all of the New Series Adventures featuring the Tenth Doctor have been released as abridged audio books, normally around three months after the print publication. The first three stories in the range were narrated by David Tennant, with subsequent stories narrated by different members of the cast. In January 2010, it was decided that the stories would be released, unabridged, as download-only exclusives, and that no further stories were to be published on CD. This affected the last five Tenth Doctor novels, and continued with the release of the Eleventh and Twelfth Doctor novels. There has also been a separate range of audio-only stories. These are linked to the novels, but are available on CD and download formats. The range began in July 2008 with Pest Control, and has since contained seven stories featuring the Tenth Doctor, fourteen stories about the Eleventh Doctor, and continue with the Twelfth Doctor.
In August 2011, the Ninth Doctor Adventures started being released as unabridged downloadable audiobooks. The first book was released in August 2011 and the next one will be released in September. It is not known when the following books will be released as audiobooks, but they presumably will at some point.
# | Title | Author | Companion | Plot Summary | Published | ISBN | Audiobook narrator |
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1 | The Clockwise Man | Justin Richards | Rose Tyler | 19 May 2005 | 0-563-48628-7 | Nicholas Briggs | |
2 | The Monsters Inside | Stephen Cole | 0-563-48629-5 | Camille Coduri | |||
3 | Winner Takes All | Jacqueline Rayner | Rose Tyler | 0-563-48627-9 | Camille Coduri | ||
4 | The Deviant Strain | Justin Richards | Rose Tyler | 8 September 2005 | 0-563-48637-6 | Stuart Milligan | |
5 | Only Human | Gareth Roberts | 0-563-48639-2 | Anthony Head | |||
6 | The Stealers of Dreams | Steve Lyons | 0-563-48638-4 | Camille Coduri |
# | Title | Author | Companion | Plot Summary | Published | ISBN | Audiobook narrator |
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37 | Apollo 23 | Justin Richards | Amy Pond | 22 April 2010 | 1-84607-200-X | James Albrecht | |
38 | Night of the Humans | David Llewellyn | 1-84607-969-1 | Arthur Darvill | |||
39 | The Forgotten Army | Brian Minchin | 1-84607-987-X | Olivia Colman | |||
40 | Nuclear Time | Oli Smith | Amy Pond | 8 July 2010 | 1-84607-989-6 | Nicholas Briggs | |
41 | The King's Dragon | Una McCormack | 1-84607-990-X | Nicholas Briggs | |||
42 | The Glamour Chase | Gary Russell | 1-84607-988-8 | Arthur Darvill | |||
S1 | The Coming of the Terraphiles | Michael Moorcock | Amy Pond | 14 October 2010 | 1-84607-983-7 | Clive Mantle | |
43 | Dead of Winter | James Goss | Amy Pond Rory Williams | 28 April 2011 | 1-84990-238-0 | Clare Corbett | |
44 | The Way Through the Woods | Una McCormack | 1-84990-237-2 | Clare Corbett | |||
45 | Hunter's Moon | Paul Finch | 1-84990-236-4 | Arthur Darvill | |||
46 | Touched by an Angel | Jonathan Morris | 23 June 2011 | 1-84990-234-8 | Clare Corbett | ||
47 | Paradox Lost | George Mann | 1-84990-235-6 | Nicholas Briggs | |||
48 | Borrowed Time | Naomi Alderman | 1-84990-233-X | Meera Syal | |||
S2 | The Silent Stars Go By | Dan Abnett | 29 September 2011 | 1-84990-243-7 | Michael Maloney [11] | ||
S3 | Dark Horizons | J T Colgan | None | 7 July 2012 | 1-84990-456-1 | Neve McIntosh | |
49 | Plague of the Cybermen | Justin Richards | 11 April 2013 | 1-84990-234-8 | David Warner | ||
50 | The Dalek Generation | Nicholas Briggs | 1-84990-575-4 | Nicholas Briggs | |||
51 | Shroud of Sorrow | Tommy Donbavand | Clara Oswald | 1-84990-576-2 | Frances Barber |
# | Title | Author | Companion | Plot Summary | Published | ISBN | Audiobook narrator |
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52 | The Blood Cell | James Goss | Clara Oswald | 11 September 2014 | 1-84990-774-9 | Colin McFarlane | |
53 | Silhouette | Justin Richards | Clara Oswald | 1-84990-772-2 | Dan Starkey | ||
54 | The Crawling Terror | Mike Tucker | Clara Oswald | 1-84990-773-0 | Neve McIntosh | ||
55 | Royal Blood | Una McCormack | 10 September 2015 | 1-84990-992-X | David Warner | ||
56 | Big Bang Generation | Gary Russell | Bernice Summerfield Peter Summerfield, Ruth, Jack | 1-84990-991-1 | Lisa Bowerman | ||
57 | Deep Time | Trevor Baxendale | Clara Oswald | 1-84990-990-3 | Dan Starkey | ||
58 | The Shining Man | Cavan Scott | Bill Potts | 20 April 2017 | 1-78594-268-9 | ||
59 | Diamond Dogs | Mike Tucker | 1-78594-269-7 | ||||
60 | Plague City | Jonathan Morris | Bill Potts | 1-78594-270-0 |
# | Title | Author | Companion | Plot Summary | Published | ISBN | Audiobook narrator |
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61 | The Good Doctor | Juno Dawson | Graham O'Brien | 25 October 2018 | 9781785943843 | Clare Corbett | |
62 | Molten Heart | Una McCormack | 9781785943638 | Dan Starkey | |||
63 | Combat Magicks | Steve Cole | 9781785943690 | Mandip Gill [12] | |||
S6 | At Childhood's End | Sophie Aldred (with Steve Cole and Mike Tucker) | Graham O'Brien Ryan Sinclair Yasmin Khan Ace | 6 February 2020 | 978-1-78594-499-4 | Sophie Aldred |
# | Title | Author | Companion | Plot Summary | Published | ISBN | Audiobook narrator |
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64 | Ruby Red | Georgia Cook | Ruby Sunday | 13 June 2024 [13] | 9781785948992 | Millie Gibson | |
65 | Caged | Una McCormack | 27 June 2024 [13] | 9781785949180 | Bonnie Langford | ||
66 | Eden Rebellion | Abi Falase | 14 November 2024 [13] | 9781785949197 | Genesis Lynea |
# | Title | Author | Doctor | Featuring companion | Published | ISBN | Audiobook narrator | Notes |
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S4 | Engines of War | George Mann | War | Cinder | 31 July 2014 | 1-84990-848-6 | Nicholas Briggs | |
— | The Knight, The Fool and The Dead | Steve Cole | Rose Tyler | 1 October 2020 | 978-1785946325 | Ties into the Time Lord Victorious storyline. | ||
— | All Flesh is Grass | Una McCormack | None | 10 December 2020 | 978-1-78594-633-2 | |||
S7 | The Ruby's Curse | Alex Kingston (with Jacqueline Rayner) | None | None | 20 May 2021 | 9781785947131 | Alex Kingston | The Second novel for the Doctor to not be the main character. |
— | Extraction Point | M G Harris | Second, Ninth | 10 August 2023 | 9781785948244 | None | Ties into the Doom's Day storyline. The third novel for the Doctor to not be the main character. | |
S8 | Death in the Stars | Bonnie Langford | N/A | Mel Bush | 22 August 2024 | Bonnie Langford |
# | Title 1 | Author | Title 2 | Author | Collection title | Featuring companion | Published | ISBN |
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1 | Heart of Stone | Trevor Baxendale | Death Riders | Justin Richards | N/A | Amy Pond & Rory Williams | 3 February 2011 | 1-4059-0757-6 |
2 | The Good, the Bad and the Alien | Colin Brake | System Wipe | Oli Smith | N/A | 1-4059-0758-4 | ||
3 | The Underwater War | Richard Dinnick | Rain of Terror | Mike Tucker | Alien Adventures | 1 September 2011 | 1-4059-0767-3 | |
4 | Web in Space | David Bailey | Terminal of Despair | Steve Lyons | Sightseeing in Space | 1-4059-0768-1 | ||
5 | Horror of the Space Snakes | Gary Russell | Terrible Lizards | Jonathan Green | Monstrous Missions | 2 February 2012 | 1-4059-0804-1 | |
6 | Extra Time | Richard Dungworth | The Water Thief | Jacqueline Rayner | Step Back in Time | 1-4059-0805-X |
# | Title | Author | Doctor | Featuring companion | Published | ISBN |
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1 | I am a Dalek | Gareth Roberts | Tenth | Rose Tyler | 19 May 2006 | 0-563-48648-1 |
2 | Made of Steel | Terrance Dicks | Tenth | Martha Jones | 1 March 2007 | 1-84607-204-2 |
3 | Revenge of the Judoon | Terrance Dicks | Tenth | Martha Jones | 6 March 2008 | 1-84607-372-3 |
4 | The Sontaran Games | Jacqueline Rayner | Tenth | Emma James [c] | 26 February 2009 | 1-84607-643-9 |
5 | Code of the Krillitanes | Justin Richards | Tenth | None | 4 March 2010 | 1-84607-928-4 |
6 | Magic of the Angels [14] | Jacqueline Rayner | Eleventh | Amy Pond & Rory Williams | 2 February 2012 [15] | 1-84990-286-0 |
7 | The Silurian Gift [16] | Mike Tucker | Eleventh | None | 7 February 2013 | 1-84990-558-4 |
# | Title | Author | Doctor | Featuring companion | Published | ISBN |
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1 | The Spaceship Graveyard | Colin Brake | Tenth | Martha Jones | 5 July 2007 | 978-1-4059-0376-9 |
2 | Alien Arena | Richard Dungworth | 978-1-4059-0352-3 | |||
3 | The Time Crocodile | Colin Brake | 978-1-4059-0350-9 | |||
4 | The Corinthian Project | Davey Moore | 978-1-4059-0345-5 | |||
5 | The Crystal Snare | Richard Dungworth | 4 October 2007 | 978-1-4059-0381-3 | ||
6 | War of the Robots | Trevor Baxendale | 978-1-4059-0382-0 | |||
7 | Dark Planet | Davey Moore | 978-1-4059-0379-0 | |||
8 | The Haunted Wagon Train | Colin Brake | 978-1-4059-0380-6 | |||
9 | Lost Luggage | Colin Brake | None | 6 March 2008 | 978-1-4059-0401-8 | |
10 | Second Skin | Richard Dungworth | 978-1-4059-0402-5 | |||
11 | The Dragon King | Trevor Baxendale | 978-1-4059-0403-2 | |||
12 | The Horror of Howling Hill | Jonathan Green | Martha Jones | 978-1-4059-0404-9 | ||
13 | Claws of the Macra | Trevor Baxendale | Eleventh | Amy Pond | 29 April 2010 | 978-1-4059-0685-2 |
14 | The Coldest War | Colin Brake | 978-1-4059-0686-9 | |||
15 | Judoon Monsoon | Oli Smith | Amy Pond & Rory Williams | 2 September 2010 | 978-1-4059-0697-5 | |
16 | Empire of the Wolf | Neil Corry | Amy Pond | 978-1-4059-0715-6 |
# | Title | Author | Doctor | Featuring companion | Published | ISBN |
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1 | Night of the Kraken | Jonathan Green | Twelfth | None | 28 April 2016 | 978-1-4059-2650-8 |
2 | Terror Moon | Trevor Baxendale | None | 1 September 2016 | 978-1-4059-2651-5 |
# | Title | Author | Doctor | Featuring companion | Read by | Published | ISBN |
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1 | Pest Control | Peter Anghelides | Tenth | Donna Noble | David Tennant | 8 May 2008 | 978-1-4056-7819-3 |
2 | The Forever Trap | Dan Abnett | Catherine Tate | 9 October 2008 | 978-1-4084-0678-6 | ||
3 | The Nemonite Invasion | David Roden | Catherine Tate | 12 February 2009 | 978-1-4084-0679-3 | ||
4 | The Rising Night | Scott Handcock | None | Michelle Ryan | 2 July 2009 | 978-1-4084-0938-1 | |
5 | The Day of the Troll | Simon Messingham | David Tennant | 8 October 2009 | 978-1-4084-0939-8 | ||
6 | The Last Voyage | Dan Abnett | David Tennant | 7 January 2010 | 978-1-4084-0940-4 | ||
7 | Dead Air | James Goss | David Tennant | 4 March 2010 | 978-1-4084-2680-7 | ||
8 | The Ring of Steel | Stephen Cole | Eleventh | Amy Pond | Arthur Darvill | 5 August 2010 | 978-1-4084-2761-3 |
9 | The Runaway Train | Oli Smith | Matt Smith | 7 October 2010 | 978-1-4084-2747-7 | ||
10 | The Jade Pyramid | Martin Day | Matt Smith | 6 January 2011 | 978-1-4084-2749-1 | ||
11 | The Gemini Contagion | Jason Arnopp | Meera Syal | 3 March 2011 | 978-1-4084-6816-6 | ||
12 | The Hounds of Artemis | James Goss | Matt Smith and Clare Corbett | 4 April 2011 | 978-1-4084-2746-0 | ||
13 | The Eye of the Jungle | Darren Jones | Amy Pond & Rory Williams | David Troughton | 7 July 2011 | 978-1-4084-6815-9 | |
14 | Blackout | Oli Smith | Stuart Milligan | 8 September 2011 | 978-1-4084-6878-4 | ||
15 | The Art of Death | James Goss | Raquel Cassidy | 5 January 2012 | 978-1-4084-6881-4 | ||
16 | Darkstar Academy | Mark Morris | Alexander Armstrong | 8 March 2012 | 978-1-4084-6879-1 | ||
17 | Day of the Cockroach | Steve Lyons | Arthur Darvill | 3 May 2012 | 978-1-4084-6880-7 | ||
18 | The Nu-Humans | Cavan Scott and Mark Wright | Raquel Cassidy | 5 July 2012 | 978-1-4458-6762-5 | ||
19 | The Empty House | Simon Guerrier | Raquel Cassidy | 6 September 2012 | 978-1-4084-6882-1 | ||
20 | The Sleepers in the Dust | Darren Jones | Arthur Darvill | 1 November 2012 | 978-1-4458-9173-6 | ||
21 | Snake Bite | Scott Handcock | Frances Barber | 6 December 2012 | 978-1-4084-6836-4 | ||
22 | The Gods of Winter | James Goss | Twelfth | Clara Oswald | Claire Higgins | 20 August 2015 [17] | 978-1-7852-9138-8 |
23 | The House of Winter | George Mann | David Schofield | 15 October 2015 [18] | 978-1-7852-9104-3 | ||
24 | The Sins of Winter | James Goss | Robin Soans | 3 December 2015 [19] | 978-1-7852-9214-9 | ||
25 | The Memory of Winter | George Mann | Jemma Redgrave | 7 April 2016 [20] | 978-1-7852-9249-1 | ||
26 | The Lost Angel | George Mann and Cavan Scott | Alex & Brandon Yow | Kerry Shale | 5 January 2017 [21] | 978-1-7852-9533-1 | |
27 | The Lost Planet | George Mann | Nicola Bryant | 2 March 2017 [22] | 978-1-7852-9693-2 | ||
28 | The Lost Magic | Cavan Scott | Dan Starkey | 4 May 2017 [23] | 978-1-7852-9695-6 | ||
29 | The Lost Flame | George Mann and Cavan Scott | Claire Higgins | 6 July 2017 [24] | 978-1-7852-9697-0 | ||
30 | Death Among the Stars | Steve Lyons | None | Nicola Bryant | 7 September 2017 [25] | 978-1-7852-9805-9 | |
31 | Rhythm of Destruction | Darren Jones | Tommy Loco | Dan Starkey | 2 November 2017 [26] | 978-1-7852-9829-5 | |
32 | Paradise Lost | Darren Jones | Eleventh | Clara Oswald | Jacob Dudman | 6 February 2020 | ISBN 978-1-78753-771-2 |
S1 | The Minds of Magnox | Darren Jones | Tenth | Brian the Ood | Jacob Dudman | 3 December 2020 | ISBN 978-1-52912-841-3 |
33 | The Nightmare Realm | Jonathan Morris | Twelfth | Nardole | Dan Starkey | 3 June 2021 [27] | 978-1-52912-690-7 |
34 | The Ashes of Eternity | Niel Bushnell | Ninth | Rose Tyler | Adjoa Andoh | 7 October 2021 | ISBN 978-1-52912-784-3 |
35 | The Ice Kings | Niel Bushnell | Twelfth | None | Maureen O'Brien | 5 January 2023 [28] | 978-1-52913-861-0 |
36 | On Ghost Beach | Niel Bushnell | Fifteenth | Ruby Sunday | Susan Twist | 7 November 2024 [29] | Parameter error in {{ ISBN }}: Missing ISBN. |
37 | Sting of the Sasquatch | Darren Jones | Fifteenth | Ruby Sunday | Genesis Lynea | 7 November 2024 [30] | Parameter error in {{ ISBN }}: Missing ISBN. |
# | Title | Author | Doctor | Published | ISBN |
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1 | The Dust of Ages | Justin Richards | Tenth | 29 January 2009 | 978-1-4059-0513-8 |
2 | The Graves of Mordane | Colin Brake | 29 January 2009 | 978-1-4059-0514-5 | |
3 | The Colour of Darkness | Richard Dungworth | 26 February 2009 | 978-1-4059-0515-2 | |
4 | The Depths of Despair | Justin Richards | 26 March 2009 | 978-1-4059-0516-9 | |
5 | The Vampire of Paris | Stephen Cole | 30 April 2009 | 978-1-4059-0517-6 | |
6 | The Game of Death | Trevor Baxendale | 28 May 2009 | 978-1-4059-0518-3 | |
7 | The Planet of Oblivion | Justin Richards | 25 June 2009 | 978-1-4059-0519-0 | |
8 | The Picture of Emptiness | Jacqueline Rayner | 30 July 2009 | 978-1-4059-0520-6 | |
9 | The Art of War | Mike Tucker | 27 August 2009 | 978-1-4059-0521-3 | |
10 | The End of Time | Justin Richards | 24 September 2009 | 978-1-4059-0522-0 |
Title | Author | Doctor | Featuring companion | Published | ISBN | Audiobook narrator | Notes |
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The Wonderful Doctor of Oz | Jacqueline Rayner | Thirteenth | Graham O'Brien, Ryan Sinclair, Yasmin Khan | 10 June 2021 [31] | 9781405948005 | ||
Legends of Camelot | Jacqueline Rayner | Tenth | Donna Noble | 10 June 2021 [32] | 9781405947985 | ||
The Return of Robin Hood | Paul Magrs | Fourth | Sarah Jane Smith, Harry Sullivan | 21 July 2022 | 9781405952309 | ||
Josephine and the Argonauts | Paul Magrs | Third | Jo Grant, The Brigadier, Sergeant Benton | 24 August 2023 | 9781405956925 | ||
Rebellion on Treasure Island | Bali Rai | Eleventh | Clara Oswald, River Song, Madam Vastra, Jenny, Strax | 28 September 2023 | 9781405952330 | ||
Doctor Who in Wonderland | Paul Magrs | Fifth | Nyssa, Tegan, Turlough | 25 July 2024 | 978-1405969895 |
Since 2014 BBC books have published a number of anthologies featuring all The Doctors and various other characters from the TV show, unlike earlier anthology book The Story of Martha these have been put out as special releases separate from the main New Series Adventures range.
Title | Author(s) | Doctor | Published | ISBN | Notes |
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Tales of Trenzalore: The Eleventh Doctor's Last Stand | Justin Richards, George Mann, Paul Finch, Mark Morris | Eleven | 3 July 2014 | 978-1849908443 | |
The Shakespeare Notebooks | Justin Richards | N/A | 12 June 2014 | 978-0062344427 | |
The Dangerous Book of Monsters: The Doctor's Official Guide | Justin Richards | Twelfth | 1 October 2014 | 978-1405920032 | |
How to be a Time Lord | Craig Donaghy | Eleventh | 2 October 2014 | 978-0723294368 | |
A History of Humankind: The Doctor's Official Guide | Justin Richards | Twelfth | 6 October 2014 | 978-1405926539 | |
12 Doctors, 12 Stories | Eoin Colfer, Michael Scott, Marcus Sedgwick, Philip Reeve, Patrick Ness, Richelle Mead, Malorie Blackman, Alex Scarrow, Charlie Higson, Derek Landy, Neil Gaiman, Holly Black | First, Second, Third, Fourth, Fifth, Sixth, Seventh, Eighth, Ninth, Tenth, Eleventh, Twelfth | 23 December 2014 | 978-0141359885 | |
Time Trips | Cecelia Ahern, Jake Arnott, Trudi Canavan, Jenny T Colgan, Stella Duffy, Nick Harkaway, Joanne Harris, A.L. Kennedy | Second, Third, Fourth, Sixth, Tenth, Eleventh, Twelfth | 5 March 2015 | 978-1849907712 | |
The Scientific Secrets of Doctor Who | Simon Guerrier, Marek Kukula, Mark Wright, George Mann, James Goss, Jonathan Morris, Jenny Colgan, James Swallow, L.M. Myles, Una McCormack, Justin Richards, Jacqueline Rayner, Marc Platt, Mark Morris, Andrew Cartmel, David Llewellyn, Andrew Smith | First, Second, Third, Fourth, Fifth, Sixth, Seventh, Eighth, Ninth, Tenth, Eleventh, Twelfth | 4 June 2015 | 978-0062386960 | |
The Time Lord Letters | Justin Richards | First, Second, Third, Fourth, Fifth, Sixth, Seventh, Eighth, Ninth, Tenth, Eleventh | 24 September 2015 | 978-1849909631 | |
Time Lord Fairy Tales | Justin Richards | N/A | 1 October 2015 | 978-1405920025 | |
The Legends of Ashildr | James Goss, David Llewellyn, Jenny T. Colgan, Justin Richards | N/A | 10 December 2015 | 978-1785940576 | |
The Legends of River Song | Jenny T. Colgan, Jacqueline Rayner, Steve Lyons, Guy Adams, Andrew Lane | N/A | 2 June 2016 | 978-1785940880 | |
Twelve Doctors of Christmas | Jacqueline Rayner, Colin Brake, Richard Dungworth, Mike Tucker, Gary Russell, Scott Handcock | First, Second, Third, Fourth, Fifth, Sixth, Seventh, Eighth, Ninth, Tenth, Eleventh, Twelfth | 8 March 2018 | 978-1405928953 | |
The American Adventures | Justin Richards | Twelfth | 25 October 2016 | 978-1405928724 | |
Myths & Legends | Richard Dinnick | First, Sixth, Twelfth | 29 June 2017 | 978-1785942495 | |
Tales of Terror | Jacqueline Rayner, Mike Tucker, Paul Magrs, Richard Dungworth, Scott Handcock, Craig Donaghy | First, Second, Third, Fourth, Fifth, Sixth, Seventh, Eighth, Ninth, Tenth, Eleventh, Twelfth | 7 September 2017 | 978-1405930031 | |
The Companion's Companion | Craig Donaghy | N/A | 6 April 2017 | 978-1405929691 | |
The Missy Chronicles | James Goss, Cavan Scott, Paul Magrs, Peter Anghelides, Jacqueline Rayner, Richard Dinnick | N/A | 22 February 2018 | 978-1785943232 | |
The Day She Saved the Doctor: Four Stories from the TARDIS | Jacqueline Rayner, Jenny T. Colgan, Susan Calman, Dorothy Koomson | Fourth, Ninth, Eleventh, Twelfth | 8 March 2018 | 978-1405929974 | |
Twelve Angels Weeping | Dave Rudden | Fourth, Fifth, Sixth, War, Eleventh, Twelfth, Thirteenth | 11 October 2018 | 978-1405938273 | |
The Day She Saved the Doctor: Four Stories from the TARDIS | Jacqueline Rayner, Jenny T. Colgan, Susan Calman, Dorothy Koomson | Fourth, Ninth, Eleventh, Twelfth | 8 March 2018 | 978-1405929974 | |
The Women Who Lived | Christel Dee, Simon Guerrier | Thirteenth | 27 September 2018 | 9781785943591 | |
Thirteen Doctors, 13 Stories | Eoin Colfer, Michael Scott, Marcus Sedgwick, Philip Reeve, Patrick Ness, Richelle Mead, Malorie Blackman, Alex Scarrow, Charlie Higson, Derek Landy, Neil Gaiman, Holly Black, Naomi Alderman | First, Second, Third, Fourth, Fifth, Sixth, Seventh, Eighth, Ninth, Tenth, Eleventh, Twelfth, Thirteenth | 7 March 2019 | 978-0241356173 | |
The Target Storybook | Joy Wilkinson, Simon Guerrier, Terrance Dicks, Matthew Sweet, Susie Day, Matthew Waterhouse, Colin Baker, Mike Tucker, Steve Cole, George Mann, Una McCormack, Jenny T Colgan, Jacqueline Rayner, Beverly Sanford, Vinay Patel | First, Second, Third, Fourth, Fifth, Sixth, Seventh, Eighth, War, Ninth, Tenth, Metacrisis Doctor, Eleventh, Twelfth, Thirteenth | 24 October 2019 | 978-1785944741 | |
Star Tales | Jenny T Colgan, Paul Magrs, Jo Cotterill, Steve Cole, Trevor Baxendale, Mike Tucker | Eleventh, Twelfth, Thirteenth | 5 December 2019 | 978-1785944710 | |
The Wintertime Paradox | Dave Rudden | Fourth, Fifth, Seventh, Eighth, Ninth, Tenth, Eleventh, Twelfth, Thirteenth, The Curator | 15 October 2020 | 978-1-405-94610-0 | Canaries was written to tie in with the Time Lord Victorious story and was published on the official Doctor Who website and in the E-copy of the book however it did not feature in the print copy. |
Adventures in Lockdown | Chris Chibnall, Steven Moffat, Russell T Davies, Neil Gaiman, Joy Wilkinson, Vinay Patel, Pete McTighe, Paul Cornell, Mark Gatiss | First, Eighth, Ninth, Tenth, Twelfth, Thirteenth, Fugitive | 5 November 2020 | 978-1-785-94-706-3 | This book featured stories previously published on the Doctor Who website and stories and transcripts from the Doctor Who Lockdown project. It also featured original stories. |
I Am The Master | Peter Anghelides, Mark Wright, Jacqueline Rayner, Mike Tucker, Beverly Sanford, Matthew Sweet | N/A | 5 November 2020 | 978-1-78594-631-8 | |
Ten Days of Christmas | Steve Cole | Tenth, Fourteenth | 12 October 2023 | 9781405956901 | |
Fifteen Doctors 15 Stories | N/A | First, Second, Third, Fourth, Fifth, Sixth, Seventh, Eighth, Ninth, Tenth, Eleventh, Twelfth, Thirteenth, Fourteenth, Fifteenth | 19 September 2024 | 9781405965255 |
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Big Finish Productions is a British company that produces books and audio plays based, primarily, on science fiction properties. These include Doctor Who, the characters Judge Dredd and Strontium Dog from 2000 AD, Blake's 7, Dark Shadows, Dracula, Terrahawks, Sapphire & Steel, Sherlock Holmes, Stargate, The Avengers, The Prisoner, Timeslip, and Torchwood.
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BBC Books is an imprint majority-owned and managed by Penguin Random House through its Ebury Publishing division. The minority shareholder is BBC Studios, the commercial subsidiary of the British Broadcasting Corporation. The imprint has been active since the 1980s.
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Matthew Waterhouse is an English actor and writer, best known for his role as Adric in the BBC science fiction television series Doctor Who from 1980 to 1982.
Justin Richards is a British writer. He has written science fiction and fantasy novels, including series set in Victorian or early-20th-century London, and also adventure stories set in the present day. He has written many spin-off novels, reference books and audio plays based on the long-running BBC science fiction television series Doctor Who, and he is Creative Consultant for the BBC Books range of Doctor Who novels.
Gareth John Pritchard Roberts is a British television screenwriter, novelist and columnist best known for his work related to the science-fiction television series Doctor Who. He has also worked on various comedy series and soap operas.
Daniel O'Mahony is a half-British half-Irish author, born in Croydon. He is the oldest of five children, his siblings including Eoin O'Mahony of the band Hamfatter, and Madeleine O'Mahony, who has designed and made hats for Catherine, Duchess of Cambridge.
Mike Tucker is a Welsh special effects expert who worked for many years at the BBC Television Visual Effects Department, and now works as an Effects Supervisor for his own company, The Model Unit. He is also the author of a variety of spin-offs relating to the television series Doctor Who and novelisations based on episodes of the television series Merlin. He sometimes co-writes with Robert Perry.
James Goss is an English writer and producer, known both for his work in cult TV spin-off media, including tie-in novels and audio stories for Doctor Who and Torchwood, and for his fictional works beyond established universes.
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Richard Dinnick is a British screenwriter, novelist, comic book writer, narrative games narrative designer, audio playwright. He is a frequent guest at writing events and such Doctor Who conventions as Gallifrey One as well as San Diego Comic-Con.
Cavan Scott, is a New York Times bestselling comic writer and author. He is best known for his work on a variety of spin-offs from both Doctor Who and Star Wars, as well as comics and novels for Teen Titans, Black Adam, Ghostbusters, Transformers, Back to the Future, Vikings, Pacific Rim, Sherlock Holmes, and Penguins of Madagascar.